THE SURFACE FREE ENERGY OF EMBRYONIC DROPLETS IN THE THEORY OF HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION
- 15 September 1968
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 13 (6) , 208-209
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1652573
Abstract
In the nucleation theory for water condensation, we argue that the surface tension of an embryonic droplet of water molecules is more nearly approximated by the surface tension of ice than that of liquid water, and this resolves the discrepancy between the Lothe-Pound nucleation theory and experimental observation.Keywords
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